deep interest are birth

The Abbot

Monsters Curse of Strahd

present since birth. The Abbot became consumed with a prideful, obsessive desire to rid the poor Belviews of their lingering imperfections. The Belview family, however, had strange ideas of what it

languish in the abbey's madhouse, the Abbot is giving his creation lessons in etiquette and ladylike conduct so that “she” can be formally presented to Strahd and win his love. Strahd has no interest

Sapphire Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

alien influence before it spreads. People who dwell or delve deep beneath the earth can easily find themselves at odds with a sapphire dragon if they cross into the dragon’s territory. But

sapphire dragons sometimes forge peaceful relationships with rock gnomes or deep gnomes, relying on these folk to help protect the territory surrounding their lairs. Martial Hoards Sapphire dragons&rsquo

Adult Emerald Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

close without arousing suspicion. Once in a position to observe, the dragon studies the day-to-day life of local folk, with a keen interest in any magical phenomena. Emerald dragons&rsquo

their way to avoid interacting with other intelligent creatures. However, their interest in history and culture occasionally gets the better of them, prompting them to seek some engagement with the folk

Ancient Emerald Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

arousing suspicion. Once in a position to observe, the dragon studies the day-to-day life of local folk, with a keen interest in any magical phenomena. Emerald dragons’ attentiveness to unusual

avoid interacting with other intelligent creatures. However, their interest in history and culture occasionally gets the better of them, prompting them to seek some engagement with the folk of the world

Young Topaz Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

squid, so these dragons have ample opportunity to complain bitterly about being wet after diving deep into the ocean in search of prey. Topaz dragons often come into conflict with bronze dragons when

topaz dragon their monarch, despite the dragon’s complete lack of interest and growing annoyance toward them. Cold, Necrotic

Deep Dragon Wyrmling Legacy

monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

effects. A frightened creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.Making their lairs in the depths of the Underdark, deep dragons are

nightmarish cousins of chromatic dragons. The warped magical energy of their subterranean realm gives them the ability to exhale magical spores that instill fear and scar the mind. Deep dragons&rsquo

Young Deep Dragon Legacy

monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

in the depths of the Underdark, deep dragons are nightmarish cousins of chromatic dragons. The warped magical energy of their subterranean realm gives them the ability to exhale magical spores that

instill fear and scar the mind. Deep dragons’ black-and-gray hide is smooth like a salamander’s, and their eyes are pale. As they age, their spore breath causes fungi to bloom across their

Adult Deep Dragon Legacy

monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

. The poisoned creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.Making their lairs in the depths of the Underdark, deep dragons are

nightmarish cousins of chromatic dragons. The warped magical energy of their subterranean realm gives them the ability to exhale magical spores that instill fear and scar the mind. Deep dragons’ black

Ancient Deep Dragon Legacy

monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

poisoned creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.Making their lairs in the depths of the Underdark, deep dragons are nightmarish

cousins of chromatic dragons. The warped magical energy of their subterranean realm gives them the ability to exhale magical spores that instill fear and scar the mind. Deep dragons’ black-and

Courtier

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

circumstances of your birth, could have secured you this position. You might have been one of the many functionaries, attendants, and other hangers-on in the Court of Silverymoon, or perhaps you

life, your relationships with your former fellows can be an advantage for you and your adventuring comrades. You might undertake missions with your new companions that further the interest of the

Mark of Detection Half-Elf

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

interrogates prisoners for King Boranel of Breland. The members of House Medani are half-elves with deep roots in Breland. Medani has little interest in the power struggles that sometimes break out

Gnome Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

excitement. Their fair hair has a tendency to stick out in every direction, as if expressing the gnome’s insatiable interest in everything around. A gnome’s personality is writ large in

or one from another source. DEEP GNOMES A third subrace of gnomes, the deep gnomes (or svirfneblin), live in small communities scattered in the Underdark. Unlike the duergar and the drow

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

interest of maintaining the strength of their personal bloodline. The yuan-ti have abandoned their humanity and consider non-serpentine humanoids to be lesser creatures, barely more civilized than

advisor in human society. The very rare offspring of such a union are always purebloods, although they may appear fully human at birth and for several years afterward. The yuan-ti know rituals that

Genasi Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

Those who think of other planes at all consider them remote, distant realms, but planar influence can be felt throughout the world. It sometimes manifests in beings who, through an accident of birth

hands and feet from a halfling, exceedingly large eyes from a gnome, and so on). Genasi almost never have contact with their elemental parents. Genies seldom have interest in their mortal offspring

Far Traveler

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

granted will be to you new wonders that you’ve never laid eyes on before. By the same token, you’re a person of interest, for good or ill, to those around you almost anywhere you go.

course, you followed an equally long route when you came north from your place of birth. Though it isn’t unusual for Zakharans to visit the southern extremes of Faerûn for trading purposes, few

Verdan

Species Acquisitions Incorporated

little interest in what people say about it. Ongoing Mutations Because the verdan have not dwelled long in the world, they are still discovering new things about themselves. Chief among these

the color of any verdan’s hair, skin, and eyes can transform from their original jade tones to pale white, deep ebon, or any other shade in between. A verdan’s ears also undergo numerous

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

infirm. Orcs don’t revere their gods as much as they fear them; every tribe has superstitions about how to avert their wrath or bring their favor. This deep-seated uncertainty and fear comes forth

three gods are a tribe’s raiders and ravagers—often the only part of an orc tribe that its victims ever see. Deep within the den of a tribe, far away from the war-hearth where warriors

Courtier

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

than the circumstances of your birth, could have secured you this position. You might have been one of the many functionaries, attendants, and other hangers-on in the Court of Silverymoon, or perhaps

, your relationships with your former fellows can be an advantage for you and your adventuring comrades. You might undertake missions with your new companions that further the interest of the

Golgari Swarm

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

, its Devkarin founder, was to maintain Ravnica’s agriculture and manage its waste. But Svogthir’s interest in necromancy, and his eventual transformation into a lich, shaped the course of the guild’s activities and gave birth to its philosophy of embracing death as part of nature’s cycle.

Chapter 6: Blingdenstone

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

combination of misdirection and magic. It wasn’t until they provided shelter to a drow exile named Drizzt Do’Urden that the deep gnomes began to take a more active interest in the world outside their

Chapter 6: Blingdenstone Blingdenstone, once called the City of Speaking Stones, is a deep gnome settlement founded more than two millennia ago. The deep gnomes, insular and secretive by nature, care

Framing Events

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Framing Events You can base an entire adventure on a framing event or use such an event to grab the players’ interest. The Framing Events table presents several ideas, or you can use it to inspire

of a circus 11–12 Arrival of an important NPC 13–14 Arrival of marching modrons 15–16 Artistic performance 17–18 Athletic event 19–20 Birth of a child 21–22 Birthday of an important NPC 23–24 Civic

Dwarves of the Five Nations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

greatest cities of Galifar. While many of the dwarves of the Five Nations still speak the language of their ancestors, they feel a bond to the lands of their birth. A Brelish dwarf feels a deep, personal

House Medani

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

house also interrogates prisoners for King Boranel of Breland. The members of House Medani are half-elves with deep roots in Breland. Medani has little interest in the power struggles that sometimes

Creating a Deep Dragon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Creating a Deep Dragon Use the Deep Dragon Personality Traits and Deep Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive deep dragon characters, and use the Deep Dragon Spellcasting table

to help select spells for a spellcasting dragon. Deep Dragon Personality Traits d8 Trait 1 I will not risk injury at the hands of weaker creatures—especially while I can turn them against

Dwarves

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

aspect as well, he is credited not only for the birth of the dwarves but for fostering in them a deep appreciation for clan and family. He demonstrates how dwarf parents should raise their children

House Medani

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

members of House Medani are half-elves with deep roots in Breland. Medani has little interest in the power struggles that sometimes break out between the other dragonmarked houses. Many Medani heirs are

Oculorb

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

Oculorb Many oculorbs are dreamed into existence by beholders. The Far Realm’s strange power can pervade a beholder’s dreams, resulting in the birth of an oculorb. Oculorbs resemble a slimy

conglomeration of eyes in many sizes and shapes. They are dreaded even by the beholders that birth them. An oculorb is a tangle of negative emotions—the fury, melancholy, and obsession of its creator, all

Factions of Cynidicea

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

reboant voice. Guardians wear brass masks depicting the stern, bearded face of Gorm and deep blue tunics. Under each guardian’s armor, their right shoulder bears a cobalt-hued tattoo of a lightning bolt

that draw attention away from their hidden wands. Each mage’s right palm bears a tattoo of a five-pointed star. Warriors of Madarua The ancient god Madarua presides over birth, death, and the shifting

Fourth Session

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

interest in current affairs. She bemoans the dithering of the other factions, stating that the Black Network is willing to act immediately and unflinchingly—if the party can help arrange agreeable terms

for the Zhentarim’s support. Rian points out that the Zhentarim have a keen interest in Xonthal’s Tower. Ownership of the tower is under discussion by the council, but the tiefling wants to deal

K75. South Dungeon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

hangs three feet above the still, black water that fills this dungeon corridor. The water is five feet deep. Ten-foot-square cells, their entrances blocked by iron bars, line both sides of the hall. From

every minute. K75c. Empty Cell This cell contains nothing of interest. K75d. Dead Dwarf This cell is linked to a teleport trap in area K73. The skeletal remains of a dwarf fighter lie at the bottom of

Fourth Session

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

interest in current affairs. She bemoans the dithering of the other factions, stating that the Black Network is willing to act immediately and unflinchingly — if the party can help arrange agreeable terms

for the Zhentarim’s support. Rian points out that the Zhentarim have a keen interest in Xonthal’s Tower. Ownership of the tower is under discussion by the council, but the tiefling wants to deal

Forest Heart

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

lies motionless. The water in this area is 10 feet deep (see the Player’s Handbook for details on swimming). The island rises gently to the north and south, while on its east and west sides, 10-foot

of respect for her family and heritage. Personality Trait. “Many see my focus and assume I’m not approachable. But I welcome new friends.” Ideal. “I will make the city of my birth and descendants of

Yellowcrest Lore

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

. The details of the murders at Yellowcrest Manor can be learned from a few hours’ research into recent Waterdeep history, or by consulting any scholar at the library who has an interest in that

, and the manor’s four servants brutally murdered. Shocked into a deep depression by the tragedy, Lord Yellowcrest left Waterdeep to be alone with his grief. Rumors seemingly spread by members of the

13. Speaking Stones

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

interest in the Speaking Stones (use the priest statistics in the Monster Manual, but also give Gurnik the Stone Camouflage, Gnome Cunning, and Innate Spellcasting features of a deep gnome). He asks them

Kraken

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

to rain down lightning on their foes. Krakens usually have little interest in mortal affairs. These terrors were created by the gods to wage war in ages long forgotten. Since that era, most krakens

have vanished beneath the waves to slumber until the gods call on them again. Some krakens serve divine masters still, protecting deep sea treasures or entire oceans. Others have forsaken their divine

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